Jacob Elordi opted out of the Cannes Film Festival jury after reportedly hurting his foot. The 28-year-old actor was reportedly scheduled to serve as a juror at the Cannes Film Festival in May, but will not be able to attend because of his injury. Korean auteur Park Chan-wook is heading the main Competition jury as president.
Jacob Elordi will not longer be part of Cannes film festival jury
Jacob Elordi dropped out of the 79th Cannes Film Festival jury after an injury. Page Six reported that Elordi will be replaced as a juror at the film festival after he broke his foot. Variety confirmed the report. This year’s festival is taking place from May 12 to May 23. Besides watching movies, the jurors have to walk around a lot. This includes attending premieres, press events, photo sessions, and parties.
The other jurors are: Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao, Stellan Skarsgård, Ruth Negga, Laura Wandel, Diego Céspedes, Isaach De Bankolé, and Paul Laverty. Elordi attained the status of a teen heartthrob when he starred opposite Joey King in Netflix’s romantic-comedy “The Kissing Booth”.
However, he achieved his big break when he landed the role of Nate Jacobs in HBO’s “Euphoria”. Since then, Elordi has followed it up with incredible performances, including earning an Oscar nomination for his role in “Frankenstein”. The Australian star starred opposite Margot Robbie in the romantic drama film “Wuthering Heights”. He is also starring in the third season of “Euphoria” at the moment.
However, Elordi is in the news not only for his injury but also for his romantic liaisons. As per rumors, the 28-year-old actor is currently dating Kendall Jenner. Rumors surrounding their alleged romance gained prominence after Coachella last month. A source told PEOPLE, “They’ve been hanging out and getting to know each other over the last couple of months.”
According to the Daily Mail, Elordi and Jenner have reportedly been dating since February this year. A source revealed to the outlet that Kendall’s sister, Kylie, played matchmaker between the two.
The source explained, “Kylie was around Elordi a lot during [her boyfriend] Timothée’s [Chalamet] award season marathon because Elordi was nominated for Frankenstein and Timothée was nominated for Marty Supreme. Kylie liked him and thought he would be good for Kenny, so she was like, ‘Girl, get on it, date this guy already.’”
Originally reported by Anwaya Mane on Mandatory.
